Michael Amurtiya

@mautech.edu.ng

Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension
Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola

Michael Amurtiya


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Scopus Publications

  • The Protective Paradox: Can School Connectedness Buffer Socioeconomic Disparities in Adolescent Mental Health?
    Esther Ariyo, Amurtiya Michael, Oreoluwa Cindy Ajala
    Journal of Adolescence, 2026
    Introduction Socioeconomic status (SES) is a well‐established factor influencing adolescents’ mental health, as young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to experience stress, anxiety, and poorer overall wellbeing. One factor that may help protect students from these negative outcomes is school connectedness which is the feeling of belonging, support, and positive relationships within the school environment. Although school connectedness is known to promote healthier psychological development, it remains unclear whether it can specifically reduce mental health inequalities linked to SES, especially in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Methods This study interrogates a critical gap in resilience theory: Can school connectedness effectively buffer the psychological consequences of socioeconomic disadvantage in resource‐constrained environments? Through a cross‐sectional design involving 535 Nigerian adolescents (mean age = 13.25 years; 53.6% female), we employed psychometrically validated measures including the California Healthy Kids Survey (school connectedness), WHO‐5 Wellbeing Index, and Kessler‐6 Psychological Distress Scale. Results Result shows that school connectedness significantly predicted enhanced wellbeing ( β = 1.98, p < 0.001) and reduced distress ( β = −0.73, p = 0.001), but did not moderate the SES‐mental health relationship. This result challenges conventional assumptions in resilience frameworks and raises crucial questions about the contextual limits of school‐based protective factors in LMIC settings. Conclusions The study makes three key contributions: (1) empirical evidence from an understudied Global South context, (2) theoretical contribution to the resilience models, and (3) practical implications for designing multi‐level mental health interventions in resource‐constrained educational systems.
  • The Role of Cooperatives in Fisheries Resource Management: The Case of Tungan Mairuwa Community in Lake Kainji, Nigeria
    Ahmadu Abubakar Tafida, Andrew Emmanuel Okem, Godfrey Onyekachukwu Nwabeze, Michael Amurtiya
    Natural Resource Cooperatives in Africa Sustainable Management and Governance, 2026
  • Boko-Haram Insurgency and Rural Livelihood Dilemma: Im-plication for Sustainable Development in North-East Nigeria
    Tafida Ahmadu Abubakar, Michael Amurtiya
    Problemy Ekorozwoju, 2023
    The Boko-Haram insurgency has affected livelihoods in the Northeast Nigeria in all ramifications. This study reviewed scholarly submissions on the drivers and impact of the insurgency in the area. The outcome of the review showed that the insurgency is driven mainly by poverty, religious extremism, and politics. Equally, the insurgency has affected rural livelihoods entirely and has exacerbated food insecurity, unemployment, and poverty. This is because critical infrastructure like schools, hospitals, markets, and electricity/telecommunication facilities have been largely destroyed, and residents of some communities are still displaced. Hence, to better the livelihood of the people in communities where normalcy has been restored, there is the need to promote agriculture and trade by securing the communities and enhancing access to affordable agricultural inputs.
  • Socio-demographic determinants of children home learning experiences during COVID 19 school closure
    Esther Ariyo, Micheal Amurtiya, Olaleye Yemisi Lydia, Ariyo Oludare, Ogunsanmi Ololade, et al.
    International Journal of Educational Research Open, 2022
  • Agricultural inputs subsidy in Nigeria: An overview of the growth enhancement support scheme (GESS)
    Amurtiya Michael, Abdu Karniliyus Tashikalma, David Chinda Maurice
    Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2018
    The Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) was initiated by the Nigerian government to boost agricultural production through the provision of ‘smart subsidies’ on some farm inputs to small‑scale farmers. This review highlights the successes and challenges of the Scheme’s implementation process across the country. The study reviewed scholarly articles and other secondary data from government sources on the scheme. Findings from the study revealed that the Scheme was able to deliver subsidised agricultural inputs to small-scale farmers with relative ease and at affordable rate which was able to boost farm output. However, the scheme is affected majorly by its politicization, the inability of the governments to release funds to agro-dealers leading to late delivery of inputs and the lack of support service (extension) to farmers. Based on these findings, it is therefore recommended that, adequate synergy should be established between all collaborating agencies of the government participating in the scheme to ensure adequate release of funds, timely disbursement of farm inputs and the provision of suitable support services to farmers.
  • Analysis of rural farm households' access to formal agricultural credit in yola south local government area, adamawa state, Nigeria
    Amurtiya Michael, Yuniyus Dengle Giroh, Mark Polycarp, Zubairu Emmanuel Ashindo
    Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2018
    The purpose of this study was to analyse rural farm households’ access to formal agricultural credit in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa state, Nigeria. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the primary data collected using structured questionnaire (from 140 rural farming households). Findings from the study have shown that, 90 % of the respondents were male, mostly educated (70 %) and married (89 %) engaging in farming as their primary livelihood activity (about 81 %) with an average farm size of 2.47 hectares. The result of the binary logit regression has shown that level of education and income do influence access to credit positively, while age and distance to access point negatively influence respondents’ access to formal credit. The study further revealed that, lack of acceptable collateral / security, high interest rates, low financial literacy, and complex banking procedures were the main factors that limits the respondents’ access to credit facility from formal sources. In order for farmers to have an improved access to formal credits, the formation of strong groups that are viable to provide the needed capital is encouraged, banking operations should be simplified to suite farmers’ needs / convenience and financial literacy among farmers should be improved through awareness campaigns (in agricultural extension packages).

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • The Role of Cooperatives in Fisheries Resource Management:The Case of Tungan Mairuwa Community in Lake Kainji, Nigeria
    AA Tafida, AE Okem, GO Nwabeze, A Michael
    Natural Resource Cooperatives in Africa 1, 19 , 2026
    2026
  • Understanding the virtues of farmers-herders complementarity and cooperation: Implications for sustainable development in North-East Nigeria.
    AA Tafida, A Michael, SI Mshelia
    Conference on Cooperatives and the Solidarity Economy., 191-206 , 2026
    2026
  • Assessment of the economic efficiency of dry-season onion production in Adamawa State, Nigeria
    P Jauro, DC Maurice, DY Giroh, A Michael
    Turkish Journal of Food and Agriculture Science 8 (1) , 2026
    2026
  • The Protective Paradox: Can School Connectedness Buffer Socioeconomic Disparities in Adolescent Mental Health?
    E Ariyo, A Michael, OC Ajala
    Journal of Adolescence , 2026
    2026
  • ENERGY POLICY REFORM AND RURAL POVERTY: A REVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF PETROLEUM SUBSIDY REMOVAL ON NIGERIAN FARMERS
    SK Upev, AJ Terna, A Michael
    AUN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 3 (1) , 2025
    2025
  • ENERGY POVERTY, COPING MECHANISMS, AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN WELL-BEING: A CASE STUDY OF ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA
    SK Upev, M Amurtiya, TA Ocheja
    AUN Journal of Social Sciences 1 (1), 99-116 , 2025
    2025
  • Training needs of agricultural value chain actors in the BAY states of North-East Nigeria.
    AA Ndaghu, M Amurtiya, M Polycarp, A Salihu, M & Mukhtari
    Northeast Development Journal 1 (1), 43–62 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Pathways to climate resilience: adoption and challenges of climate-smart agriculture in Northeast Nigeria: a review.
    A Michael, M Polycarp, NK Multafu, MG Bunu
    2025
  • Information Sources and Constraints Affecting Climate-Smart Agriculture Adoption in Yobe State, Nigeria
    NM Kyari, AA Ndaghu, SI Mshelia, M Amurtiya
    Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development 78 (4), 440-449 , 2025
    2025
  • Pathways to climate resilience: adoption and challenges of climateмsmart agriculture in Northeast Nigeria
    A Michael, M Polycarp, NK Multafu, MG Bunu
    AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 17 (3), 16-33 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Economic Consequence of Human - Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious) Conflicts on Farming Livelihood in Rural Adamawa State, Nigeria
    CA Lumbonyi, A Michael, IA Lumbonyi, PG Boni
    Problems of World Agriculture 23 (1), 19-31 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Boko-Haram Insurgency and Rural Livelihood Dilemma: Im-plication for Sustainable Development in North-East Nigeria
    TA Abubakar, M Amurtiya
    PROBLEMY EKOROZWOJU – PROBLEMS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 18 (1), 216-225 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 9
  • Analysis of poultry farmers’ information needs in Adamawa State, Nigeria
    A Michael, M Polycarp, HJ Abakura, JJ Yidau
    Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica 55 (1), 74-82 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 5
  • Analysis of women crop farmers' access and utilisation of agricultural credit in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria
    NJ Vandi, SI Mshelia, A Michael, BH Kwaji
    Journal of Agriculture and Applied Biotechnology 1 (1), 1-6 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 3
  • Analysis of livelihood of rural irrigated crop farmers in Kano State, Nigeria
    TA Ahmadu, M Amurtiya, NC Markson
    Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego 22 (2), 57-64 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 4
  • Economics of Plantain Production among Farmers in Northeast Nigeria
    M Amurtiya
    Turkish Journal of Agriculture-Food Science and Technology , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 3
  • Socio-demographic determinants of children home learning experiences during COVID 19 school closure
    E Ariyo, M Amurtiya, OY Lydia, A Oludare, O Ololade, AP Taiwo, ...
    International Journal of Educational Research Open 3, 100111 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 33
  • Poverty and its Alleviating Strategies among Rural Farming Households in Benue State, Nigeria
    SK Upev, JI Onu, SI Mshelia, A Michael
    Problems of World Agriculture 21 (36), 33-44 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 4
  • An Analysis of Fish Farmers’ Management Practices and Information Needs in Adamawa State
    A Michael, M Polycarp, MK Sanda, SA David
    Scientific Papers Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and … , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 1
  • Economic analysis of rice production by small-holder women farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria
    A Adewuyi, Adekunle Kolawole, Michael
    Croatian Review of Economic, Business and Social Statistics (CREBSS) 7 (1), 1-12 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 19

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Agricultural inputs subsidy in Nigeria: an overview of the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS).
    A Michael, AK Tashikalma, DC Maurice
    Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 66 (3) , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 53
  • Socio-demographic determinants of children home learning experiences during COVID 19 school closure
    E Ariyo, M Amurtiya, OY Lydia, A Oludare, O Ololade, AP Taiwo, ...
    International Journal of Educational Research Open 3, 100111 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 33
  • Analysis of Tomato production in some selected local government areas of Kano State, Nigeria
    A Kolawole
    2020
    Citations: 23
  • Analysis of rural farm households' access to formal agricultural credit in Yola south local government area, Adamawa State, Nigeria
    YD Giroh
    Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 23
  • LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION AND INCOME: A CASE STUDY OF COMMUNITIES RESIDENT ALONG THE KIRI DAM, ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA
    AA Michael Amurtiya, Celestine Andrew Lumbonyi, Aliyu Abdullahi, Sikiru ...
    Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development 4 (42), 483-492 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 20
  • Economic analysis of rice production by small-holder women farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria
    A Adewuyi, Adekunle Kolawole, Michael
    Croatian Review of Economic, Business and Social Statistics (CREBSS) 7 (1), 1-12 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 19
  • Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty in Rural Adamawa State, Nigeria.
    AA Michael, A., Tashikalma, A. K., Maurice, D. C., Tafida
    Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development 53 (3), 233 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 18
  • EFFECT OF LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION ON FOOD SECURITY STATUS OF RURAL FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN YOLA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA.
    AMDYG A.K. Tashikalma
    Adamawa State University Journal of Agricultural Science 3 (1), 33-39 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 16
  • Rural livelihood improvement: An assessment of household strategies and activities in Adamawa State, Nigeria.
    MO Michael, A., Tashikalma, A. K., Kolawole, A. A., Akintunde
    Journal of Rural and Community Development 16 (1), 1-22 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 13
  • Effect of Livelihood Income Activities on Food Security Status of Rural Farming Households in Yola South Local Government Area
    M Amurtiya
    Master's thesis, Yola: Modibbo Adama University of Technology , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 12
  • Assessment of the Impact of Boko-Haram Insurgency on Food Crop Production in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria
    KA Adewuyi, A Michael
    Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: A Arts & Humanities - Psychology 20 … , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 11
  • Boko-Haram Insurgency and Rural Livelihood Dilemma: Im-plication for Sustainable Development in North-East Nigeria
    TA Abubakar, M Amurtiya
    PROBLEMY EKOROZWOJU – PROBLEMS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 18 (1), 216-225 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 9
  • Adoption of improved farm practices among maize (Zea mays L) farmers in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
    AA Ndaghu, M Mukthar, A Michael
    Sci. Pap. Manag. Econ. Eng. Agric. Rural. Dev 18, 261-266 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 8
  • Analysis of poultry farmers’ information needs in Adamawa State, Nigeria
    A Michael, M Polycarp, HJ Abakura, JJ Yidau
    Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica 55 (1), 74-82 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 5
  • Assessment of disease management and biosecurity measures among poultry farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria
    JA Hyelda, M Amurtiya, M Polycarp, A Balthiya
    Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Zootechnica 19 (3), 85-92 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 5
  • Analysis of livelihood of rural irrigated crop farmers in Kano State, Nigeria
    TA Ahmadu, M Amurtiya, NC Markson
    Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego 22 (2), 57-64 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 4
  • Poverty and its Alleviating Strategies among Rural Farming Households in Benue State, Nigeria
    SK Upev, JI Onu, SI Mshelia, A Michael
    Problems of World Agriculture 21 (36), 33-44 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 4
  • ANALYSIS OF POVERTY LEVEL AMONG SOME SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS IN GIREI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA
    AM Abdu Karniliyus TASHIKALMA, Bose Catherin ALETOGBE
    Scientific Papers Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and … , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 4
  • Economic Consequence of Human - Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious) Conflicts on Farming Livelihood in Rural Adamawa State, Nigeria
    CA Lumbonyi, A Michael, IA Lumbonyi, PG Boni
    Problems of World Agriculture 23 (1), 19-31 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Analysis of women crop farmers' access and utilisation of agricultural credit in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria
    NJ Vandi, SI Mshelia, A Michael, BH Kwaji
    Journal of Agriculture and Applied Biotechnology 1 (1), 1-6 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 3